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  • $13 mil goes to SA water access

    $13 mil goes to SA water access

    THE Federal Government is committing more than $13 mil­lion to allow South Aust­ralian irrigators to get access to the water they buy almost immediately. Federal…

  • Menindee resident: ‘Political games are immature’

    Menindee resident: ‘Political games are immature’

    IT is time for maturity in the debate over the ecological disaster unfolding on the Darling River at Menindee, say locals pleading with politicians to…

  • Know your limits as Mildura school speed zones return

    Know your limits as Mildura school speed zones return

    MILDURA council is urging drivers to take extra care around school crossings this week as students return to class across the region. Community safety councillor…

  • Irymple workshop: Know the right way to spray

    Irymple workshop: Know the right way to spray

    AN effective spray application workshop at Irymple to be held next month will feature one of Australia’s leading meteorologists, Graeme Tepper. Organised by Grain Research…

  • Shire makes most of visit

    Shire makes most of visit

    GRAEME McCrabb ambles down to the ­riverbank each morning to keep an eye on how the Murray cod are going. They had been dying at…

  • Locals hack their way to US

    Locals hack their way to US

    FOUR Mildura locals will take their innovative ideas to Silicon Valley this year after winning La Trobe University’s Hackathon. An initiative of La Trobe’s Accelerator…

  • Frecker assault charges

    Irymple man Jake Frecker has appeared in ­custody at Mildura Magistrates’ Court on a raft of serious assault and reckless injury charges. The 25-year-old was…

  • Mildura Council to begin new CEO search

    Mildura Council to begin new CEO search

    MILDURA Mayor Simon Clemence says council will leave no stone unturned to find the “best person” to replace outgoing chief executive officer Gerard Jose. Mr…

  • Trial lessons to share

    Trial lessons to share

    TWO farmers will open the 2019 Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) Trials Review Day on February 15, sharing their experiences and lessons learned last year.  BCG…

  • Cubbie Station, not Menindee, must go – Mildura MP Ali Cupper

    Cubbie Station, not Menindee, must go – Mildura MP Ali Cupper

    CLOSING Cubbie Station, banning flood plain harvesting and giving farmers incentives to grow crops better suited to arid clim­ates is Member for Mildura Ali Cupper’s…

  • Workers staying safe in the heat

    Workers staying safe in the heat

    WATER bottle at hand and music projecting from his portable speaker, Long Gan picks a bunch of grapes from the vine. He has recently begun…

  • National Farmers’ Federation welcome pledge on red tape

    THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) says a commitment by government to ease the red tape burden on the farm sector is a welcome start to…

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